Master of Nine Stars

Chapter 79: Chapter 66: Frost Cold Thorn (Part 2)

In midair, Rong Taotao suddenly thrust out a hand, and the Snow Burst in his palm erupted with a bang!

SWOOSH...

Rong Taotao launched himself away, once again dodging a Snow Dragon Tornado.

Seeing this, the Poacher’s mind wavered for a moment. He couldn’t help but wave his right hand again!

SHWAAA...

That was the sound of the Snow Dragon Tornado.

BANG!

That was the sound of a Snow Burst erupting.

Rong Taotao turned himself into a cannonball, ricocheting all over the place in one hair-raising, death-defying maneuver after another!

He dodged Snow Dragon Tornado after Snow Dragon Tornado, his figure tracing one bizarre trajectory after another through the air.

The sight left the Poacher in disbelief.

”It seems you found quite a haul in the Snowfield.” From behind the Poacher came a woman’s voice. Her lazy, intoxicating tone seemed out of place on such a life-or-death battlefield.

The Poacher’s heart jumped. He tried to take a step, but his body swayed...

Of course, this wasn’t an attack from Si Huan Nian. The Poacher was just that drunk.

”No wonder you were celebrating so hard. A Crystal Wind Snow Soul Skill is indeed worth celebrating.” A trace of disgust appeared on Si Huan Nian’s face as she watched the Poacher contemptuously stumbling toward Rong Taotao. ”Crystal Ice Wings come from a rare beast on the protected list.”

Her beautiful voice was more like a death knell. ”Your companions are about to fall. You’re their only chance. You will be sentenced and thrown in prison. Iron doors, iron bars, iron chains... There is no happiness there, no freedom...”

Each word stabbed into the Poacher’s heart like a knife. The repeated, emphatic reminders of his punishment made his blood boil!

Though dead drunk and unable to sober up anytime soon, it certainly didn’t stop him from getting riled up!

Alarmed and enraged, panicked and desperate, the Poacher gave up on the Soul Power-consuming Snow Dragon Tornado. With a sudden flick of his hands, two snow-made throwing axes appeared.

”SWOOSH!” ”SWOOSH!”

Rong Taotao’s expression changed abruptly. A Snow Dragon Tornado might seem instantaneous, but at least before it fully formed, the swirling wind and snow gave him a slight chance to resist.

But this kind of throwing technique...

Even watching the Poacher’s movements, the speed of the rapidly spinning axes was outrageous!

Rong Taotao didn’t even have time to dodge. He could only instinctively block with the Heaven-piercing Halberd in front of him.

”CLANG!”

The snow-made throwing axe struck the Halberd Shaft heavily and shattered!

Gripping the halberd with both hands and holding it horizontally across his chest, Rong Taotao felt the web of his thumbs go numb as he was forcibly knocked backward.

He was overwhelmed! Before Rong Taotao had any chance to react, the second throwing axe had already arrived!

”THWACK!”

With a sharp crack, the hands Rong Taotao held braced before his chest failed him.

A crushing force... sheer, crushing force...

The Halberd Shaft, which should have protected him, was knocked back hard by the impact of the snow-made axe and slammed viciously into Rong Taotao’s chest!

How great was that force?

Rong Taotao was no longer just sliding backward; he was blasted off his feet and sent flying back.

Rong Taotao grimaced in pain. His chest felt tight, and for a moment, he couldn’t even catch his breath...

The incredibly vicious throwing axe may have shattered on impact, but its power was absolutely real.

With a THUD, Rong Taotao, who had been sent flying backward, landed heavily on one knee. ”Cough, cough... hah... cough, cough...”

The sound of labored breathing, mixed with incessant coughing, filled the air. At some point, a trickle of blood had started to flow from the corner of Rong Taotao’s mouth...

The distant Soul Police team tensed up. One of the officers urgently looked toward their captain. ”Captain!?”

They had meticulously prepared their capture plan, flawlessly apprehending three criminals without any injuries. But the one criminal they had intentionally let go...

Giving face to Pine Soul Soul Martial University was understandable. Here in the Snow Realm, no department could afford to look down on Pine Soul Soul Martial University. In fact, their own captain was a graduate.

Letting a student experience a life-or-death battle to foster their growth was one thing, but if someone actually got killed, it would be a huge deal!

Never mind a captain like you; not even the Pine Soul Four Rites could contain the fallout.

The captain’s expression was grave, but his eyes remained locked on Si Huan Nian. He didn’t respond to his subordinate’s question.

The Poacher’s eyes burned with a feverish joy. He broke into a sprint, not just to grab Rong Taotao, but to seize hope—a chance to regain his freedom!

A hostage! All he needed was a hostage!

Humans, at times like these, can often erupt with astonishing power.

This was true for the Poacher, and it was true for Rong Taotao as well!

The Poacher closed in rapidly. He stomped down hard, about to pounce on Rong Taotao... SHIIING!

At the critical moment, the Poacher’s forward lunge never happened. Instead, he stumbled. His right foot felt strangely stuck, as if caught in a mire, and refused to obey him. His left foot scrambled frantically for three or four steps before he finally regained his balance.

The Poacher looked down at his feet, his expression turning to one of shock...

Snow Realm Soul Skill: Frost Cold Thorn!

Rong Taotao, still kneeling and coughing in the snow, had finally succeeded in planting a wicked seed in the white expanse, nurturing it into a wicked thorn.

Three thorn vines, covered in sharp Ice Spikes, were incredibly resilient. They were wrapped tightly around the Poacher’s ankle. The moment he’d tried to leap, the vines had stretched by nearly half a meter.

But resilient as they were, they still held the Poacher fast.

The Poacher hastily bent down, a vortex of power swirling in his hand. But at that very moment, he snapped his head up to see a Snow-made Heaven-piercing Halberd thrusting fiercely toward him!

Rong Taotao, of course, wouldn’t give him any chance. The moment the wicked seed blossomed and bore fruit was the moment he would reap his harvest.

Still half-kneeling in the snow, Rong Taotao waved his left and right hands repeatedly, pulling one Heaven-piercing Halberd after another from the deep snow on either side of him!

The heavy, snow-made Battle Halberds transformed into sharp javelins, hurled out by Rong Taotao one after another.

”It’s rude not to return a favor!” The gloomy words, spoken in a choked voice, echoed in the night sky.

The Soul Police officers’ expressions shifted slightly, becoming quite a sight to behold...

They could never have imagined seeing such a blood-pumping, combative attitude from a boy who seemed so naive.

This was especially true for the officer who had been hiding on the roof, secretly observing Rong Taotao earlier.

At that time, the officer had seen Rong Taotao release a White Lantern Paper Cage. Judging by the liveliness of the specks of light, he had deduced that the boy had a kind heart and wasn’t suited to be a Soul Martial Artist, because kindness often went hand-in-hand with being soft-hearted.

But look at him now!

’Is that soft-hearted? This is a damn fight to the death!’

’Did I misjudge the liveliness of his White Lantern Paper Cage snowflakes?’

A mouthful of blood was caught in Rong Taotao’s throat, making his voice sound strange, but it didn’t interfere with the movements of his hands.

The Poacher jerked his head to the side. A Heaven-piercing Halberd grazed past his cheek, but its sharp Half Moon Blade still left a bright red gash on his face.

CRACK~

One Heaven-piercing Halberd shattered explosively, but there was a second, and a third...

”SHUNK! CRACK~”

”SHUNK! CRACK...”

The Heaven-piercing Halberds shattered on contact, but before they broke, their force was real and their sharpness was real!

With his left leg trapped, the Poacher desperately tried to dodge, not even having a chance to tear away the resilient Frost Cold Thorn at his feet.

He was led around by the nose by the Heaven-piercing Halberds Rong Taotao threw. Despite his best efforts to dodge, his limited range of motion meant he was still getting pierced, leaving bloody holes all over his body...

It just goes to show, drinking not only messes things up, but it can also cost you your life!

”Promotion! Soul Technique: Heart of the Snow Realm - One-Star, High-Rank!”

”Promotion! Heaven-piercing Halberd Mastery, Four-Star, High-Rank!”